Just a word of warning, this is gonna be a long one (especially when it comes to face/base products) so brace yourself!

Once again I’ve broken this down into Eyes, Face, Lips with a few new additions to this year which are Palettes, Skin Care and Ones To Watch in 2015.

If you’re a makeup lover like myself I’m sure you’ll enjoy this post, so without further ado, let’s get right to it!

EYES

Maybelline The Falsies Mascara

One of my absolute favourites which made the cut into 2014. This gives me length instantly, making me look bright eyed and awake!

MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Layin’ Low

This lil paint pot has worked wonders for my eye shadow! I no longer experience creasing, my shadows blend well and last for hours! To see my review of this gem click HERE.

Inglot Gel Eyeliner in #77

I picked this liner up from IMATS 2014 not knowing if I was going to love it, luckily I do! It is so pigmented and black, it just glides onto the lid. You can see my raving about it and wearing this HERE.

Sigma E40 Tapered Blending Brush

My first ever Sigma brush and possibly my new favourite brush ever! My blending has improved dramatically because of this soft fluffy brush. It’s an absolute God send for an eye shadow lover.

Madison Street Beauty Pigments

I’m so glad I discovered the Madison Street Beauty pigments, their colours are unique and they had such a huge shade range. Unfortunately MSB is no longer selling products but you can see my reviews on these pigments HERE and HERE.

Benefit They’re Real Mascara

Another product that made the cut from 2013, a mascara that was made for my lashes, They’re Real elongates my lashes helping them to stand out against my eye shadows.

MAC Naked Dark Pigment

This beautiful pigment really works against my skin tone, the warm beige shade really helps me to get a gorgeous nude eye look without the ashiness that some nude shadows give to WoC, the subtle golden flecks also help to eliminate ashiness and create a gorgeous glow. See a quick review and swatches of Naked Dark click HERE.

NYX Loose Pear Eyeshadow in Mink

This pigment had been sitting in my collection for a while until I decided to pull it out to pep up a rose gold eyeshadow look. This worked so well it’s now become a favourite to really help emphasize a glow on my lid, to see this in action click HERE. I’m wearing Mink on my lid in this video.

Makeup Revolution Awesome Dual Liner Felt & Kohl

Who would have thought a £3.50 eyeliner would be one of my go-to products for 2014? The felt pen side helps me to create the most perfect flick whilst the kohl side helps to create a base for my eyeliner, I cannot get enough of this! To see my full review on this eyeliner click HERE.

Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

Another mascara? What can I say!? I love me a great one and the Too Faced Better Than Sex definitely fits into that category. The wand really helps with volume as well as length, I fell in love as soon as I used this! An absolutely winner in my books!

PALETTES

Custom La Femme Blush Palette

I can’t believe I waited so long to get these! The pigmentation and price of these blushes is absurd! I cannot believe they are so cheap! Definitely a worthy winner for one of my beauty favourite spots. For swatches of my collection and a review click HERE.

Ben Nye HD Media Pro Poudre Palette in Mojave

One of my favourites due to the fact that it is aimed at WoC and the different tones we come in! This palette comes with 8 pans from gorgeous golden to rich browns. Perfect for setting, highlighting and contouring. For a closer look at this gem click HERE.

Custom Coastal Scents Hot Pot Palettes

Could I rave about these any more than I have done already?! These eyeshadows are phenomenal for the price, especially when Coastal Scents have their 50% off sale. I loved my first palette so much I had to get a second! For a review of my initial palette click HERE.

Custom Inglot Eyeshadow Palettes

In 2013 I bought my first Inglot palette, now I have two more (one not pictured). Inglot eyeshadows are so overlooked and I cannot see why! Affordable, pigmented and with more shadow per gram compared to the usual favs, they are winners for me! For swatches of two of my palettes click HERE.

Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette

Whoever came up with the idea to make a nudes palette that smells like chocolate? Whoever you are you my friend deserve a damn medal! When I first bought this I put it to the side but recently I’ve decided to put it to use and my gosh, I love it! You can really get an array of looks from this one palette and if you’re a chocolate lover too, well what can I say?!

You NEED this in your life!

Makeup Geek Ultimate Eyeshadow Palette

MUG eyeshadows are something special, buttery, easy to blend and pigmented. Marlena has done a great job! The Ultimate Palette is also in my 2013 Beauty Favs and for good reason too! A few of these shadows such as Cocoa Bear, Latte and Beaches and Cream have become my staples.

I can’t lie, I got caught up in the hype when the extended shades for the ABH Contour Kits were released, I had to get them!

The shades I picked up really work well for me, the combination of cool and warm tone help me to contour and bronze, I also picked up a highlighter and a colour corrector that I can use as a blush. This kit really has all the powders you need!

FACE

Inglot AMC Pressed Powders in #60 & #68

These two Inglot face powders have been a pleasant discovery for me in 2014! The buttery and pigmented formula makes them perfect as face powders for setting foundation or as a base. #60 is the perfect golden brown shade for me whilst #68 is a gorgeously rich powder that works so well as a contour/bronzer. For my review on these affordable powders click HERE.

Ben Nye Banana Powder

What can I say? Sorry, not sorry.

Most people love this, some hate it, I am one of those who love this!

The banana powder really helps to brighten up my highlight, the smooth consistency of the powder is so fine making it easy to apply. I go over this with my MSF/Inglot powder to ensure it doesn’t come off too ashy on my skin tone and on some occasions if I want a toned down highlight I mix this with Ben Nye Topaz.

NARS Blushers in Taj Mahal & Dolce Vita

I’ve had Taj Mahal for the longest now and I absolutely LOVE it, the orange shimmer compliments my skin tone PERFECTLY. It’s true love! I loved it so much I had to try out another blush to see if the hype was real across the board and let me tell you – it is!

Dolce Vita is the perfect dusty rose for deeper skin tones, such a beautiful warm toned blush, it’s gorgeous. NARS blushes aren’t the cheapest but they are definitely a great investment!

To see Taj Mahal in action click HERE, to see my review on Dolce Vita click HERE.

Jordana Powder Blushes

One of my lesser known favourites but still a must have! These Jordana blushers are super cheap (less than £2 each) yet their pigmentation is impressive! I bought mine from Cherry Culture but you can pick them up from my old time favourite Beauty Joint! I would definitely recommend getting one or two of these.

The highlighter that is actually a colour corrector and possibly my favourite colour corrector out of the ones I have in my collection. Peach Lustre has a light texture but the pigmentation of this highlighter is amazing, it’s enough to mute out my blemishes. Definitely a favourite of mine that I’d be happy to repurchase.

If I really want my highlight to POP this is the concealer I use! Perfect for nights out, this concealer really helps me channel my inner diva, giving my a highlight that makes me feel like Kim K and that stays in place ALL night!

How goregous are the Milani Baked Blushers?! I absolutely love them as they compliment so many skin tones. I have Terra Sole which has been unfortunately discontinued and Red Vino which gives me the most gorgeous berry glow to my cheeks, every time I use it I fall in love!

A relatively new addition to my collection but this had to be included in my favourites because I’ve experienced nothing like it before. The KVD Lock It Tattoo has coverage beyond anything I’ve ever seen before in my life! A pump and a half provides full coverage for an entire face, it’s unbelievable!

Providing a matte finish (my favourite kind of finish) this full coverage foundation is incredible. My friend purchased mine directly from Sephora on his trip to NYC but you can order this from Sephora online and have it shipped to the UK.

MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NC50

An oldy but a goodie, my MAC Studio Fix is my go to full coverage foundation. It provides the perfect shade and finish for me. I have heard that this breaks a few people out but I’ve never experienced this which is great as I have sensitive skin.

My go-to everyday foundation. I never thought I would be saying that as I find most bases to be too heavy for everyday wear but this is perfect. It has ultra sheer coverage but so long as I go in with Peach Lustre I have no issues with the sheer coverage. This base really evens out my skin tone whilst letting my skin breathe and best of all I bought this for £3.99 from Fragrance Direct.

As a WoC I have to use this as a highlighter but this has not put me off, this bronzer is so finely milled it gives the most natural glow to deeper skin tones. Applied wet and the highlight gets even more intense but it still looks natural.

I have the contour kit but the extra bronzer in this is what makes me love this kit over the Sleek Contour Kit. The contour shade has great pigmentation against my skin tone, the highlighter is a gorgeous gold and the bronzer gives a sun-kissed sheen to the skin, something that’s rare to find in a high street beauty product.

I’m so glad I got my hands on this! It’s a great concealer for highlighting for everyday and for going out. The matte finish fits into the finish I like in my bases and this concealer does stay put.

One thing I really like about this concealer is the wand, this makes application easier for me. I find myself using this a lot nowadays!

NYX Angel Veil Primer

This has been a great substitute for MoM when I’m wearing makeup in the day, although it doesn’t have the exact same mattifying properties as MoM it does help to keep the shine at bay longer than the other primers I have tried in the past, much longer!

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Dark

Thank God MAC reformulated their MSF’s, I used to use Deep Dark but stopped using it as it had red undertones which didn’t work well with my skin tone, but with the new packaging, formulation and golden tones Dark has been a new staple for me, something I use to set my foundation and one lighter days use as a foundation too!

I’ve really been honing in on products that will really make my base flawless and whilst I don’t use all of the products above in one go, I do interchange between them and I absolutely appreciate each and every item detailed above and I would recommend them whole heartedly!

To see Part 2 of my Favourite Beauty Products of 2014 including Lips, Skin Care and Ones To Watch in 2015, click HERE.